You created something amazing when you started curvygirls and I agree, it really is a 'movement'. My greatgrandmother was a suffragette - she even went to prison after chaining herself to the railings outside the houses of parliament. I see the Curvylution as important as that movement. We are repressed by the media and by social standards. It takes a few to break out and say 'I'm not playing that game anymore' and you have given us a place to speak out. And of course actions speak louder than words. The second week in January I have a life modelling job at a college I sometimes work at. I have been feeling fearful because since I last modelled there I have gained quite a lot of body fat. There has been a scared voice in my head saying 'There will be comments about how your body has changed, cancel the booking' but I'm serious about my part in the Curvylution and will do the job and display my curvy body with pride. I have not weighed myself for many months now, and as I find myself growing too large for my existing clothes and buying the next size (which has happened a lot in the past few years as I've grown from a size 6 to a 14) there is a sense of panic, until I remember the community, remember that I'm no longer going to be part of the 'cookie cutter set' and it is fine to be me.
Bel, you have created something wonderful.